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How many species of elderberry are included in the genus Sambucus?
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Dipsacales
Fragrant tubular blooms of Viburnum carlesii (Korean spice viburnum).
The genus Sambucus, which belongs to the family Adoxaceae within the order Dipsacales, includes approximately 10 species of shrubs and small trees known as elderberries.12